[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 88 (Friday, May 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 26194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11295]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 
in Conjunction With Proposed Flood Control and Ecosystem Restoration 
Measures in the Kankakee River Basin in Northeast Illinois and 
Northwest Indiana

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The project involves proposed construction of flood control 
measures and ecosystem restoration measures along the Kankakee River, 
Yellow River, Iroquois River, and major tributaries. Alternatives under 
consideration include setback levees, sediment traps, wetland 
restoration, bank stabilization, vegetation buffers, and selective 
dredging at locations in several counties in northeast Illinois and 
northwest Indiana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Keith Ryder, 312/353-6400 ext. 
2020; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Suite 600, 111 North Canal Street; 
Chicago, Illinois 60606-7206.

    Dated: April 21, 2000.
Peter J. Rowan,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, District Engineer.
[FR Doc. 00-11295 Filed 5-4-00; 8:45 am]
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